Tower array 615146
Charleston, West Virginia · Kanawha County
Overview
A tower array element of 130 m (428 ft), structure 615146 has stood about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Charleston, WV for about 58 years.
It is taller than 98.1% of the 1,496 registered structures in West Virginia, placing it 30th statewide.
West Virginia Radio Corporation Dba = Wchs AM is the registered owner and accounts for 6.3% of the registered structures in Charleston, WV.
Height sets an upper bound on reach: about 47 km (29.2 mi) to the radio horizon for equipment mounted at the top. This is a theoretical maximum over flat ground and says nothing about signal strength.
This is a dense cluster: 17 other registered structures fall within 5 km, the closest just 143 m to the SSE.
West Virginia has 27 registered structures of this type, and this is one of them.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 615146 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower array |
| Overall height (AGL) | 130 m (428 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 419 m (1,376 ft) |
| Constructed | 1968 |
| Date on record | 1 Jan 1968 |
| Coordinates | 38.36500, -81.76806 |
| County | Kanawha County |
| Registered owner | West Virginia Radio Corporation Dba = Wchs AM |
| Owner type | Broadcaster |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in West Virginia | 30th of 1,496 taller than 98.1% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Charleston | 1st of 64 |
| Height rank in county | 2nd of 133 |
| Median tower array in West Virginia | 80 m (262 ft) +63.0% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 47 km (29 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 17 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 m | SSE | Tower array | 130 m (428 ft) | 615145 |
| 196 m | W | Tower array | 130 m (428 ft) | 615147 |
| 230 m | ESE | Tower array | 130 m (428 ft) | 615144 |
| 1.2 km (0.7 mi) | SSE | Tower | 82 m (269 ft) | 2612297 |
| 1.2 km (0.7 mi) | ENE | Pole | 61 m (199 ft) | 2690742 |
About this record
One element of a 4-tower array. Multi-tower arrays are typically AM broadcast antennas, where the towers work together to shape the signal in a particular direction.
Source data is the FCC ASR record for structure 615146, which gives a construction date of 1968. Registrations are updated when a structure changes, so figures reflect the most recent filing rather than continuous monitoring.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.